The Water Margin

The Water Margin (1973)


  • Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure
  • First Air Date: 1973-10-02
  • Last Air Date: 1974-03-26
  • Total Seasons: 2
  • Total Episodes: 26
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 50 min.
  • Production Company: Xian Longrui Film and TV Culture Media Co.
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Networks: Nippon TV
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Summary

The Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty. This adaptation follows Lin Chung and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu. The Water Margin is famous for its, sometimes obscure, but memorable philosophical quotes, such as "Do not despise the snake for having no horns,for who is to say it will not become a dragon?""

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The Water Margin Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 1973-10-02
13 Episodes

Season 2

First Air Date: 1974-01-01
13 Episodes

The Water Margin Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Gao Qiu's Rise to Prominence45 min
Season 1Episode 2Beating Up the Lord of the West45 min
Season 1Episode 3Creating a Disturbance on Mount Wutai45 min
Season 1Episode 4Uprooting a Willow Tree45 min
Season 1Episode 5White Tiger Hall45 min
Season 1Episode 6Wild Boars Forest45 min
Season 1Episode 7Snow and Wind at the Temple of the Mountain Deity45 min
Season 1Episode 8Lin Chong Becomes an Outlaw45 min
Season 1Episode 9Yang Zhi Sells a Saber45 min
Season 1Episode 10Gathering of the Seven Stars45 min
Season 1Episode 11Robbing the Convoy of Birthday Gifts45 min
Season 1Episode 12Secretly Releasing Heavenly King Chao45 min
Season 1Episode 13Killing Wang Lun45 min
Season 1Episode 14Song Jiang Kills Yan Poxi45 min
Season 1Episode 15Jingyang Ridge45 min
Season 1Episode 16The Brothers Are Reunited45 min
Season 1Episode 17Granny Wang Stirs Up Romantic Feelings45 min
Season 1Episode 18Wu Dalang Catches the Adulterous Pair45 min
Season 1Episode 19Lion Tower45 min
Season 1Episode 20Beating Up Jiang the Door God in a Drunken State45 min
Season 1Episode 21Bloodbath at Mandarin Ducks Tower45 min
Season 1Episode 22Qingfeng Fort45 min
Season 1Episode 23Exiled to Jiangzhou45 min
Season 1Episode 24Writing a Seditious Poem at Xunyang Tower45 min
Season 1Episode 25Creating a Disturbance in Jiangzhou45 min
Season 1Episode 26Li Kui Carries His Mother45 min
Season 1Episode 27Zhu Family Village (1)45 min
Season 1Episode 28Zhu Family Village (2)45 min
Season 1Episode 29Breaking the Chain-Linked Cavalry Formation45 min
Season 1Episode 30Zeng Family Fortress45 min
Season 1Episode 31Lu Junyi Joins Liangshan45 min
Season 1Episode 32The Grand Assembly45 min
Season 1Episode 33Creating a Disturbance in Dongjing During the Yuanxiao Festival45 min
Season 1Episode 34Yan Qing Fights in a Leitai Match45 min
Season 1Episode 35Li Kui Becomes a Magistrate45 min
Season 1Episode 36Stealing Wine and Tearing the Imperial Order45 min
Season 1Episode 37Defeating Grand Marshal Gao45 min
Season 1Episode 38Amnesty45 min
Season 1Episode 39Blood Spill at Chenqiao Courier Station45 min
Season 1Episode 40Campaign Against Fang La45 min
Season 1Episode 41Soul Departs at Yongjin Gate45 min
Season 1Episode 42Black Dragon Ridge is Tainted with Blood45 min
Season 1Episode 43Song Jiang's Death45 min
  • Atsuo Nakamura

    as Lin Chung
  • Sanae Tsuchida

    as Hu San-Niang
  • Kei Satō

    as Kao Chiu
  • Takeshi Ōbayashi

    as Sung Chiang
  • Toshio Kurosawa

    as Tai Sung
  • Makoto Satō

    as Yang Zhi
  • Teruhiko Aoi

    as Shi jin
  • Isamu Nagato

    as Lu Ta
  • Daijirô Harada

    as Hua Rong
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